Wud it be possible to Open a ServerSocket from one program and Close from another program

[MuraliManohar Chepuri]

Hi,

Wud it be possible to Open a ServerSocket from one program and Close from another program

Thanks,
Murali

[Wouter Oet]

Hi and welcome to the JavaRanch.

What you could do is open a connection from A to B, send a close command, then B closes it's connection with A and it's (other) ServerSocket.
That is probably the easiest way to accomplish that.

[Stephan van Hulst]

Not directly, I don't think. However, you can make a connection with a regular Socket through a ServerSocket, and then send a simple command or message to the program that runs the ServerSocket, which will then shut the ServerSocket down.

Here is some pseudo-code, it should only serve to give you an idea:

class Example {
private class Handler implements Runnable {
private Handler(Socket socket) {
...
}
public void run() {
while(true) {
String line = readLineFromSocket()
if (line.equals("EXIT")) {
close();
break;
}
}
}
}
public void runServer() {
acceptSocketsAndCreateHandlers();
}
void close() {
...
}
}

[MuraliManohar Chepuri]

Thanks Wouter Oet &
Stephan van Hulst

Your suggestions worked.

--Murali